Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 418: In the dispute between Taoism and Dharma, the old emperor is trying to find a way out, should he kill him or not? kill!

"I just know how to have fun."

Zhu Qiyu laughed and scolded: "My life is not long. The Ming Dynasty can't be buried with me, right? The living must continue to live, and they have to develop how they develop. Demao, I have cultivated you for half my life, hoping that you will learn this skill." , can be used in the Ming Dynasty and in people’s livelihood and economy!”

"I accept my instruction!" Zhang Mao kowtowed.

"Listen to what I say. This is my last advice to you, Demao, so you can take care of yourself."

Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Where are my colleagues?"

"I'm here!" Yin Min shed tears.

"Colleague, you are the person I feel most at ease with. You have been diligent and diligent these years, never make any mistakes in your work, and never ask for credit. I see it all."

"You have been an orthodox Jinshi for thirteen years and have been with me for more than sixty years."

"Now he is just a cabinet minister."

"With your talent, you can be the chief assistant and the minister, but I am suppressing your promotion."

"Comrade, don't blame me, because I need you by my side, and I can't live without you for a moment."

Zhu Qiyu reached out to grab his hand.

Yin Min grabbed Zhu Qiyu's hand, and tears fell on Zhu Qiyu's hand: "It is my honor for me to serve His Majesty my whole life! I will die without complaint!"

"Fourth old man, the position of Minister in the imperial court is vacant. Let my colleagues be appointed as Ministers, take charge of the affairs of the Ministers, and add Tutor to make up for my mistake."

Zhu Qiyu grabbed his hand: "Comrade, it's been sixty-six years, I can't do without you, and Ming Dynasty can't do without you."

"You are the one who has watched me grow up. You may have made mistakes, but it doesn't matter if you say it or scold me. After I leave, you will be the anchor of the Ming Dynasty. You must survive! Support the Ming Dynasty and move forward!"

"When I ascended the throne, I was assisted by Hu Hui. It was Hu Hui who protected me all the way. You are the protector of the fourth child! Support him!"

This was the highest praise, and Yin Min burst into tears.

"I originally thought that I could entrust the fourth child to Zong Guan (Yu Zijun), Negative Tu (Ma Wensheng), and Shi Ying (Wang Shu), but their bodies couldn't hold on any longer and they had to leave with me."

"The burden of Ming Dynasty will be on your shoulders."

"Colleague, you are the oldest and most senior person in the court. You have to assist the government and are not allowed to resign. Please help the fourth brother more. If the fourth brother makes mistakes, you must patiently tell him and persuade him. Guide him to the right path. Although he is nearly sixty years old, he is still a child and has never experienced big storms. "

"Comrade, so many old ministers in the court have left, and now the only person I can entrust is you."

Yin Min kowtowed: "Old minister, I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations."

"Where's Zhong Zhao?"

Huang Zhongzhao crawled over with tears in his eyes: "I'm here."

"How long have you not written poetry? I haven't read your poetry for half a year, but what problems have you encountered?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him.

"Your Majesty, please remember that I have nothing to do. I have been sorting out local chronicles recently and haven't written any poems." Huang Zhongzhao cried.

"Fourth, he is Huang Zhongzhao, do you still remember him?"

Zhu Qiyu looked up at Zhu Jianji, who said he remembered.

"He is a big troll. His words are unpleasant and he always makes innuendo. Sometimes I can't understand whether he is praising me or sarcastic."

"However, he is a man who cares about the world and is loyal to the Ming Dynasty."

"Fourth, remember, he is not allowed to retire and return home. You must listen to his advice more. No matter how harsh his scoldings are, you must listen. He is one of the few people in the court who dares to tell the truth."

"Zhong Zhao, will you change?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him.

Huang Zhongzhao closed his eyes and kowtowed vigorously: "I will never change!"

"You are my Wei Zheng, and you will also be my fourth Wei Zheng from now on. Although you always advise me, I get angry, and sometimes punish you and scold you, but I can never live without you."

"I heard that the boss drove you away, and I was very worried."

"This dynasty cannot do without you, De Mao (Zhang Mao), Ying Kui (Luo Lun), and Kong Yang (Zhuang Chang). You are all my Wei Zheng. Let me tell all the censors, supervisors, and local officials of the Ming Dynasty You must dare to speak out about my mistakes! Without you in the court, there would be no truth! The emperor would be blind, deaf, and stupid, and the Ming Dynasty would eventually decline!"

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty must be able to hear the truth and see the real thing. Even if the emperor makes a mistake, the change is that he cannot ignore it or ignore it, let alone regard the wrong as right and continue to implement it. That is I, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, will never do this to the foolish king, do you hear me?"

"Your Majesty's words and deeds will be remembered by my sons and ministers forever." Zhu Jianji burst into tears.

"Where's Ying Kui?"

"Your Majesty, Luo Lun is patrolling the south of the Yangtze River, and Zhuang Chang is patrolling the Western Regions." Huang Zhongzhao said.

"Send a message to Ying Kui and Kong Yang. I am thinking of them. Tell them that the Ming Dynasty needs them. They can die, but they cannot tell lies! Without my decree, none of the four of you are allowed to leave the court!"

"If you die, you must die in the court. This is my decree!"

"The Ming Dynasty wants to hear your voice! The Emperor wants to hear your voice!"

Zhang Mao and Huang Zhongzhao cried and kowtowed.

"Where is Shi Guang (Mao Hong)?"

"Your Majesty, Mao Hong has been sent to Rehe by his ministers." Zhu Jianjian reported back.

"Where's Da Shao? Why didn't I see him?" Zhu Qiyu was talking about Wang Yikui, who has now changed his name to Xie Yikui.

"Back to Your Majesty, Xie Yikui is on an envoy to Europe."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Give Da Shao a message. Tell him to save more money and don't donate all the money to the school."

He said and untied a string of Buddhist beads that he always played with: "Give it to Da Shao and keep it in mind. When one day he can't afford to eat, I will pawn it to give him enough to eat."

"Your Majesty, this thing has been with you for half your life. It is extremely precious. How can you just give it to me?" The courtier did not dare to accept it.

"I can't take it away, so give it to me."

"I especially remember his expression in the Wenhua Hall when I first selected him as the No. 2 candidate. In fact, with his talent, he could be the No. 1 candidate. But Qi Shun's article was really outstanding at that time, so I selected Qi Shun. "

"Haha, speaking of Qishun, where is Zhihe?"

Zhu Qiyu is looking for someone.

"Your Majesty, Qishun has gone to the Shang Kingdom to assist in government."

"I forgot, this is my memory. I still remember at that time, Hu Xi advised me that Qi Shun's Qi and my Qi are the same Qi. He should be allowed to change his surname, and he should not be allowed to become the number one scholar."

"But I still selected him as the number one pick. Neither Zhihe nor Dashao have ever failed me."

"Da Shao and Zhihe have been with me all their lives, but I haven't seen them since they arrived."

Zhu Qiyu laughed twice: "Where is Gongmian?"

"Your Majesty, Li Min died of illness last year." A court official reminded.

"I forgot, Gongmian left before me. He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai and was cultivated by me. But he walked in front of me. It's a pity."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Why are you crying? Shunzi, you are a skinny monkey, you secretly drank a lot of my royal wine when you were a child."

"Your Majesty!" Ni Yue crawled out crying.

"Your father Ni Qian is nothing. I went to visit him when he was ill. He swore to me and promised me that he must get better if he survives. But he died as soon as I left."

"When I go down there, I will definitely punish him for deceiving the emperor! Give him a good beating!"

Zhu Qiyu waved him over and touched his face: "You little bastard has a beard all over your face. Are you a grandfather?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, your grandson was born the year before last, and you gave him a jade Ruyi." Ni Yue held back his tears and refused to cry.

"I like to read your memorials the most. They are concise and concise, and they criticize the current ills at every turn. They are well written."

"You didn't drink my royal wine in vain when you were a child."

"Shunzi, I named you this name for you. You treat you like a nephew, and you repay me as a national scholar. I know it."

Zhu Qiyu patted his face gently: "The fourth brother is also your brother. There is no right or wrong between brothers. You have to assist him like you assist me. Be good."

With such words, Ni Yue could not hold back his tears and burst into tears.

"What's the question?" Zhu Qiyu asked Geng Yu.

Geng Yu was demoted to a certain place and was just transferred back. Wearing a sixth-grade official robe, he climbed out from the back of the palace and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Good question? Why are you dressed like this?"

Zhu Qiyu wondered: "How did my prime minister become a sixth-grade official?"

"Old minister made a mistake." Geng Yu did not say.

He angered Zhu Jianqi because of his repeated admonitions, and was demoted to the local chief envoy. He was demoted to the prefect because of his admonitions, and was demoted to the county magistrate again. He went downhill all the way. When he became an official, the central government disagreed.

It wasn't until the fourth son returned that he saw thousands of officials who had been left without a job, and more than a hundred of them belonged to Geng Yu.

Only then did he send many talented people back to the capital.

"Why do you call me an old minister? You are my nephew. You will always be a child in front of me."

"Your father, Geng Jiuchou, is my right-hand man. Your daughter is married to my son, and you are still my nephew. The relationship between the Zhu family and the Geng family is inseparable."

Zhu Qiyu patted his hand gently: "You have been wronged, why don't you come to the palace to find me? How can a talented person like you be relegated to a lower place? This is a huge loss to the Ming Dynasty."

"Boss is really wrong."

"When you were young, I have always regarded you and Bingde (Bai Yue) as the twin treasures of the Ming Dynasty, who can support the Ming Dynasty in the future."

"It's a good question. Don't leave when you come back this time."

"Master of the book affairs!"

"The boss will leave you idle, but the fourth child will not. You grew up with the fourth child, so you should understand his nature."

"You are a great talent of the State Council. Your talents are more outstanding than your father Geng Jiuchou. The future of the Ming Dynasty will depend on you. It's easy to ask."

Geng Yu cried and kowtowed, but did not dare to let go of the old emperor's hand.

He knew that as long as he found the old emperor in the past few years after being demoted, the old emperor would make the decision for him.

But he didn't dare to disturb the old emperor.

It wasn't until he heard that the old emperor was imprisoned in a deep palace that he realized how difficult the emperor's life was, and he was glad that he didn't ask him for help.

"Don't cry. I'm going to see your father. He has been gone for too many years. I miss him."

"Bingde!"

Zhu Qiyu is calling Bai Yue. Bai Yue is Bai Gui's second son, the younger brother of Zhu Qiyu's father-in-law, and the uncle of Concubine Bai.

"Your Majesty, I'm here." Bai Yue wiped away his tears and smiled at the old emperor.

"Bingde."

"You are older than the fourth child, but you have a very good relationship with him. Now that the fourth child is the prince, you must help him well."

Baiyue kowtows in agreement.

"Where is Ben Qing? Where is my Ben Qing?" Zhu Qiyu was looking for Ye Qi.

Ye Qi was a Jinshi for the fifth year of Jingtai and was also a reformer of the Ming Dynasty. Ye Qi was the decision-maker and participant in Zhu Qiyu's various reforms, and he came up with many policies.

"Your Majesty, Ye Qi left when he was in Jingtai for sixty years."

Zhu Qiyu had forgotten: "It won't be long before I can see my original Qing Dynasty. He has contributed most to the reform of the Ming Dynasty. He must have a place among the heroes of Ziwei Pavilion."

"Bo Chang?"

Zhu Qiyu is calling Zhou Jing.

"I'm here!" Zhou Jing and Geng Yu were both demoted and sent out.

"You are my finance minister, how did you end up like this?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Bo Chang, Bo Chang, your father has been investigating cases all his life. In the end, he certainly didn't expect that his precious son would suffer the pain of being demoted. Haha, how does it feel?"

Zhou Jing is Zhou Xuan's son.

"Your Majesty often says that the edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and through this sharpening, I will reach a higher level." Zhou Jing said.

"Okay, Bo Chang, you have grown up."

"I still remember when you were a child, I wanted you to be the prince's reading companion. Your father looked disgusted. He was afraid that the prince would teach you bad things."

"I was angry with your father at that time and wanted you to enter the palace, but your father didn't agree, so I asked your father to enter the palace as a lecturer for the prince, and asked him to tell the prince about cases, but he only chose those scary stories to tell to the prince. Hearing this, Lao Si and the others were so frightened that they ran to Qianqing Palace every day."

Zhu Qiyu laughed as he spoke: "Your father, it's his tenacity that makes him solve every case. He is my Bao Qingtian of the Ming Dynasty."

"I'm very sorry that your son has not inherited his father's legacy."

"The Ming Dynasty needs Bao Qingtian to avenge the people of Li!"

Zhu Qiyu asked: "By the way, who will succeed Bo Chang as Minister of Finance?"

"Your Majesty, I am your minister!" Zhong Zhong responded.

"It seems that the boss has a good vision and a great talent. I always hoped that you could lead the army and be a military commander, but in the end you became the minister of finance."

Zhong Zhong giggled and said, "If I allow you to be civil and military, I will be worthy of your majesty's personal teachings."

"If you could flatter everyone, I wouldn't worry about you anymore."

"You, just say a few nice words to me."

"From now on, with your ability, it is inevitable that you will have the sweet spot in your mouth."

"Fourth, even though he was promoted by the prince, he has stayed with me for eight years. I believe him deeply."

Zhu Qiyu was telling the fourth child, and at the same time, he was also telling all his officials: Don’t hire people based on party affiliation, but use them as long as they have talent.

"My dear sir, please remember this." Zhu Jianji kowtowed.

"Tingxiu (He Qiaoxin)? Where is Fengyi (Peng Shao)?"

"Your Majesty, He Qiaoxin is here!"

He Qiaoxin said: "Your Majesty, Peng Shao is currently the censor of Zuodu and is inspecting Shaanxi."

"Tingxiu, you are getting old too. I still remember your appearance as a child. How many years have I not seen you?"

He Qiaoxin's father was He Wenyuan, who was also demoted.

He was too familiar with the boss, so he didn't speak particularly politely. The boss felt that having such an acquaintance in the capital would undermine his authority, so he demoted him. But he was fine and just went to Luzon to be the chief envoy.

"Come closer? Let me take a good look at you. Why are you so dark?"

"I served as chief envoy in Luzon and got a bit tanned." He Qiaoxin said with a smile.

"Luzon is a great place. I still want to visit it."

Zhu Qiyu said: "It's good to have experience in local governance. I can help the fourth brother more in the central office."

The eunuch gave him saliva, trying to persuade him to stop talking and that it was time to rest.

But the old emperor was in good spirits today.

"Where is Jingyi (Peng Yi)?" Zhu Qiyu asked Peng Yi.

"Back to Your Majesty, Peng Yi has been appointed as the censor of Youqiandu. He is inspecting Fergana and is not in Beijing."

Zhu Qiyu nodded.

"Zide!"

Zhu Qiyu saw Li Yu: "How long have I not seen you?"

Li Yu was also a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jingtai. He was one of the first batch of talents reserved by the old emperor. He was in the same group as Qiu Jun and Yin Zhi.

"The old minister was seriously ill and did not serve in the court!" Li Yu was also demoted from the court.

But he immediately retired to the fields and forests.

He heard that the old emperor was under house arrest, so he came to the capital to inquire about the news. After staying in the capital for a while, he was recruited by the fourth son, but he always refused. However, he missed the old emperor and did not leave the capital and returned to his hometown. But he I no longer want to be an official.

"What disease is it? How come I don't know about it?"

Zhu Qiyu asked: "Let the imperial doctor treat him. This is a great talent that I have reserved. He should be the mainstay of the court and the master of Dinghai Shenzhen."

"After Wang Fu, the one who has done the best in Shuntian Prefecture is you, Li Yu!"

"You have been in charge of Shuntian Mansion for me for more than thirty years, and you are my confidant."

"With your talents, you can dominate the world, but for me, you have condescended to Shuntian Prefecture, and you have been doing this for more than thirty years."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Zi De, did the boss demote you?"

"Your Majesty is not relieved," Li Yu said.

He is the only official in the Ming Dynasty who is a cabinet minister and the governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

The official position of Shuntian Fuyin is the most difficult to fill. There are powerful people all over the place, and the people who come and go are all powerful local feudal officials or local capital giants. It is very difficult to properly handle the relationship.

"Zi De, I wonder if you can still shield the Ming Dynasty from the wind and rain? If you can, return to the court and work with Zhengyan (Yin Zhi) and Tongren (Yin Min) as the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Ming Dynasty."

Li Yu still refused, saying that he was in poor health and would be satisfied if he could see the emperor before his death.

"I don't have to hold you back anymore. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I worry too much, right?"

"Your Majesty is worried about Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty is proud to have such a holy king!" Li Yu cried.

Zhu Qiyu talked to many veterans again.

We talked for four full hours.

He cried all the courtiers' tears.

Zhu Qiyu drank water several times and took medicine once, but he didn't even take a break. The courtiers thought he had returned to his former glory.

"My lords, I would like to ask you, is it right for me to clean up the court?"

Li Dongyang frowned slightly and met the eyes of several courtiers.

"You are all ambitious people. I ask you, is today's Ming Dynasty really the Ming Dynasty you dreamed of? Is it the prosperous Ming Dynasty that you and I created together?"

"You are all top talents selected by me from thousands of people. Each of you has stayed with me for a long time. I know the temperament of each of you very clearly!"

"I would like to ask you, is the fourth child wrong?"

Zhu Qiyu had some ideas and was forcing the courtiers to take sides.

And the old emperor is like this. He was crying so sadly just now. If he tries to persuade him again at this time, is he still a human being?

This is the cleverness of the old emperor. He plays the emotional card first and then reveals his true purpose.

However, he won't live much longer. If you make a promise to a dead man, a promise is a promise.

But no one thought about it, what if the old man didn't die?
"The prince is right!" Li Dongyang nodded his forehead to the ground.

The courtiers also followed suit, and even a few who wanted to speak but stopped trying to persuade them had to hold back at this moment and did not dare to say a word.

"The prince is right!"

The voices of the courtiers rose and fell one after another, and they were very firm.

The corners of Zhu Jianjian's mouth curled up, "It's his father's fault. They are all soft knives."

"Since the fourth child is right."

Zhu Qiyu asked: "So, should those who take bribes and violate the law should be killed?"

"Deserves to be killed!" the courtier responded.

"Should those who influence the administration of officials and deceive the central government be killed?" Zhu Qiyu asked again. "Deserves to be killed!"

"Should the person who disrupted the government of the Ming Dynasty and destroyed the Ming Dynasty, Zuo, be killed?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.

"Deserves to be killed!"

The courtiers closed their eyes and shouted, their hearts bleeding.

The old emperor insinuated that he was talking about them!
Is the old emperor forcing them to take sides and kill himself? In fact, it is to take back the imperial power and return the control of capital to the center.

This was the original purpose of Zhu Jianji's exposure.

Looking at it now, it turns out that the old emperor dragged his dying body out to stand up for the fourth child.

Then everyone fell into the trap of the old emperor and was deceived by him.

"it is good!"

"Since the ministers have promised to kill me in front of me!"

"Fourth!"

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed with coldness: "You are the prince, and I grant you full authority. Anyone who violates these three rules can be killed!"

"If we can't bring peace to the situation, we won't stop!"

"If we can't bring peace to the world, we won't stop!"

"If we can't bring peace to the world, we won't stop!"

Zhu Jianji kowtowed heavily: "My son, Zhu Jianji, obeys the decree!"

Li Dongyang's face turned pale, and he already knew that he had fallen into a trap. The old emperor was so angry that he didn't look like he was going to die at all.

His purpose in playing the emotional card was to get the courtiers to agree to him.

Now that all the important ministers in the court have given their guarantees, it means that the Manchu ministers support the new prince to purge the court and cut off his own wings.

This was Zhu Jianji's counterattack.

They used capital, and Zhu Jianji gave birth to the old emperor.

In the Ming Dynasty, the old emperor was the almighty god.

Zhu Jianji was victorious.

Normally, if the old emperor had not pretended to be sick and dead and played the emotional card, no matter what he said, the courtiers would have found a way to refute it. But he pretended to be dead and deceived everyone. When everyone cried dryly, he Suddenly he strikes back... It's hard to guard against it!

Li Dongyang and Yin Min looked at each other. They must find a way to talk to the fourth child and eliminate this military disaster.

Don’t forget how the old emperor started his career.

He robs money when he has no money.

The fourth child must be imitating others, and if he doesn't, he will grab them.

Once the butcher's knife moves, if you want to take it back, you will have to pay a higher price.

Talk now!

Come up with a new rule.

After leaving the Yangxin Hall, Li Dongyang went to meet the prince.

But the fourth child stayed behind to serve the decoction. He was stunned and did not see him. Li Dongyang was also cruel and waited in the East Palace.

"Dad, your move is amazing!" Zhu Jianjian was convinced.

"You can only use it once, and my credibility will be gone. If you don't use it in the future, it's up to you."

"Once is enough, my son will definitely take back all the power!"

Zhu Qiyu smiled.

That's right, he can still survive for a few days. After using it this time, he won't need it anymore. The fourth son's crown prince position will be secure. How far the Ming Dynasty will develop in the future depends entirely on the fourth son.

Zhu Jianji left Li Dongyang alone for two hours, during which time he issued an order to exile more than 20,000 people, released all the factory guards, and arrested people wantonly.

When Li Dongyang received the news, he couldn't be more chaotic at this juncture.

The newspapers had already reported all the conversations in the Yangxin Palace. The old emperor had nothing to do and supported the prince in purging the court. The ministers of the court worked together to purge the court.

It immediately attracted a chorus of praise from the people.

Of course, these compliments were all made by the royal family. Anyway, they first solidified public opinion, allowed the incident to ferment, and seized the high ground of public opinion.

When Liu Jian saw the newspaper, his face immediately changed: "Li Dongyang fell into the trap!"

"Your Majesty is so scheming. In order to pave the way for the Crown Prince, you risk everything. This is too cruel!"

"No, inform the newspaper office quickly and print more controversial news to attract the attention of people all over the world. We must not let the attention of four billion people be attracted by this newspaper, otherwise we will be in trouble."

Liu Jian knows how to divert public attention.

This is a very common public relations method. If you want to cool down a breaking news, you will hype another piece of news so that the popularity of the other news will overtake this one, and then cool down the news bit by bit to divert public attention.

But Liu Jian was a step too late after all.

The imperial court controls the mouthpiece, and the imperial government still controls the mouthpiece.

Almost at the same time, this newspaper appeared throughout the Ming Dynasty and even around the world, and various interpretations appeared, and the popularity exploded.

Wang Shu, who was pretending to be sick at home, was so frightened that he became seriously ill after reading the newspaper: "The situation has come to an end. The prince will become another majesty!"

Outside the East Palace.

When the key to the palace was about to be locked, Zhu Jianji showed up and first apologized to Li Dongyang, saying that he was too busy with government affairs.

Li Dongyang received news from outside the palace at any time, and the more he read, the more unsure he became.

He shouldn't have gotten involved, and even the capital behind him had long wanted him to come forward, but he had been pretending to be dead.

This time is different. This is the interest of all officials, not only civilian officials, but also the interests of military commanders. As the deputy minister of the dynasty, he must come forward.

More than that, it is also about the Tao in his heart and his ideals.

At this moment, the scheming Li Dongyang panicked for the first time.

"I dare to ask the prince, how far should the purge of the court go?" Li Dongyang took the initiative to speak, but lost the opportunity, which just showed that he was confused.

"Brother Bin, are you so polite to me? The prince, the prince, is so out of sight."

Zhu Jianjian poured tea for him: "When I was alone in the capital, you often called me by my surname, or simply called me Fourth. Although I am the prince now, we have only known each other for a long time, so we don't need to care about such red tape."

"I don't dare." Li Dongyang said.

Princes have no words, after all, no one dares to call them by their names, but Zhu Jianji gave himself a nickname, Yushan, so people who knew him called him Yushan.

But no one dared to call this number for more than thirty years.

"Binzhi, do you want to meet me outside?"

Zhu Jianji said: "Today, my father and the ministers were reminiscing about old times, and I also thought of the time when you and I got to know each other."

"At that time, you were still a student of the Imperial College, and you were ordered by the emperor to give lectures in the palace."

"My father admired you very much and asked you to study with us princes, but you always disliked us for being slow in learning and always had an expression with your nostrils turned upward. I remember it was true, and you always laughed at us."

"Later, my second brother encouraged us brothers to secretly beat you up."

At this point, Zhu Jianjian burst into laughter.

Li Dongyang's face turned red: "That's because I don't dare to beat the prince. Otherwise, how could I be afraid of you?"

"Binzhi, don't your face turn red or white when you lie now?"

Zhu Jianji exposed his shortcomings: "At that time, you punched Lao Wu in the face, and you hit him so hard, and you said you didn't dare? In the end, Lao Wu and Lao Liu sat on your legs, letting you You couldn't move, so we brothers took turns beating you, hahaha."

"It is not the behavior of a gentleman to bully a small number with a large number." Li Dongyang dismissed it.

"You can pull it down!"

Zhu Jianjian poured him tea: "You turned around and reported us to your father. You secretly reported us. Is this what a gentleman does?"

"I am a bachelor, and it is the emperor's order to take charge of the prince." Li Dongyang refused to admit it.

"Don't brag. Where did you get the chance to be a lecturer? You are a student at the Imperial College, and at best you can be regarded as a companion. If a child gets into a fight, and you tell the parents, it's obvious that you are not being honest!"

Zhu Jianjian smiled and said: "But you were very tough later on. My father punished each of us with ten strokes. You accompanied us to suffer the punishment together. At that time, we thought you were a man."

"I am naturally a man." Li Dongyang was very arrogant.

Since then, several princes have had good relations with him, including the eldest son.

Zhu Jianjian suddenly looked at him and got to the point: "What about today? Are you still the upright Li Dongyang back then?"

Li Dongyang also looked at him: "What do you mean?"

"I want to reorganize the court, will you stop me?" Zhu Jianjian asked him.

Li Dongyang curled his lips, but didn't say anything for a long time.

He is too familiar with Lao Si.

Although they haven't seen each other for thirty years, they can guess each other's thoughts as long as they talk to each other. This is a tacit understanding that is difficult to break.

"Drink tea. This is your favorite Guizhou tea. I always remember it."

Zhu Jianzhen poured him a glass. Li Dongyang was about to salute and thank him, but Zhu Jianzhen held his hand and said, "Today there are only brothers, no monarchs or ministers."

Li Dongyang nodded, lowered his hand, and picked up the tea cup.

"Prince!"

"Call me by my name, or call me Lao Si." Zhu Jianjian said: "Today we are only brothers. You and I are still brothers when we were young."

Li Dongyang sighed: "But I can never go back."

He knew that the fourth child had no airs. He also had a bad temper and could not get back on things he was determined to do. He was very similar to him, so he became a close friend.

"I wanted Daming to go back, but you stopped him from letting him go back. It's you who can't go back, not me." Zhu Jianjian said.

Li Dongyang raised his eyes and looked at him: "Fourth, do you know how Ming Dynasty developed?"

"Say it." Zhu Jianji listened attentively.

"The court, capital, and people formed the path of Ming Dynasty's development. Capital contributed the most to Ming Dynasty's rapid development."

“This capital has been nurtured over decades.”

"If you want Daming to go back, the capital will be gone, so how can we develop?"

Li Dongyang held the tea cup but did not drink.

"Does the court control capital, or does capital control the court?" Zhu Jianjian asked.

"Is it important?" Li Dongyang asked him.

Zhu Jianjian also nodded: "It's important."

"Fourth, it's not important. Capital is a pushing hand, pushing Ming Dynasty forward."

"But what about the direction? Who is in control?" Zhu Jianjian asked.

"Me, you!" Li Dongyang pointed to himself first, and then to Zhu Jianji.

"Binzhi, you are controlled by capital."

Li Dongyang shook his head: "No, I just hope that Ming Dynasty will maintain the speed of development."

“Then why can’t the court control capital?”

"Without control, nationalization will breed corruption, and capital will become a vassal of politicians. Ming Dynasty will no longer develop at such a high speed, but will embark on a completely different path."

Li Dongyang said: "Fourth, do you still remember that in the 16th year of Jingtai, you, me, Liu Jian, Zhang Fuhua, and Geng Yu discussed the development path of the Ming Dynasty together?"

"As Geng Yu said at the time, nationalization of capital was not feasible."

"We argued for a long time, and finally many people came in to discuss it and thought it was impossible."

"Then let capital control the court?" Zhu Jianjian asked.

"No, the court is responsible for the direction, and capital is the pioneer. Both the court and the people benefit. The Ming Dynasty is also ahead of the world and developing rapidly. What's wrong with it?"

Li Dongyang said: "Fourth, this is the path we talked about when we talked about our ideals. It is the path we want to take. Why do you think I have taken the wrong path today?"

Zhu Jianji suddenly felt that Li Dongyang was strange.

He was as calm as ever, as resourceful as ever, but he got into trouble.

"Do you know the situation in the local area?" Zhu Jianjian asked.

Li Dongyang thought for a long time and nodded slowly.

"You know? The local government deceives the superiors and conceals the truth from the inferiors. Promotions are all based on power and financial transactions. Government orders are not communicated from top to bottom. Economic development is just empty talk. Do you know all this?"

Li Dongyang closed his eyes and nodded.

Snapped!
Zhu Jianjian stood up and asked: "Is that also the path we have discussed?"

"These are just shortcomings in the development process. Just like a tumor, it can be removed. There is no wrong path!"

Li Dongyang looked at him and asked very stubbornly: "Even if it is nationalized, won't these problems disappear?"

"There will be!"

"It will get worse!"

"I know there are these problems, so when you were cleaning up the court, I never took care of it! Some tumors and abscesses should be removed in time!"

"As long as it is removed, Ming Dynasty will be better."

Zhu Jianji looked at him sarcastically: "Then what are you doing now?"

"Fourth, I'm just reminding you that going too far is not going too far. There is nothing wrong with the road, there are just some problems. It will be fine if you solve these problems."

Li Dongyang said: "And you are the one who solves the problem."

"I have never denied that."

"Actually, from the moment I knew you were going to return to the country to take charge, I knew that the opportunity had come to get rid of the ills."

"The deposed prince cannot do this. He will only allow these tumors to spread slowly, and eventually lead to the demise of Ming Dynasty."

"So the Duke of Manchu and the deposed prince are desperate because he can't control the lifeline of the Ming Dynasty, but you can!"

"Fourth child, you have the ability to remove tumors, and our ideals back then were the same!"

"I haven't changed, Heehyun hasn't changed, and Haowen hasn't changed either!"

"No one has changed!"

Li Dongyang said seriously.

Zhu Jianjian shook his head: "If you haven't changed, you shouldn't be here."

"Bin Zhi, I am also surprised that I can return to the country to succeed the crown prince."

"But what's even more surprising is that the Ming Dynasty has changed, the court has changed, and so have you!"

"How many of the like-minded friends from back then are left?"

Zhu Jianjian looked at him sincerely: "Binzhi, you should know my ability, Zhu Jianjian. How about you come back to me and let's continue the prosperous Ming Dynasty together?"

Li Dongyang hesitated for a moment, but still said: "My path has not changed, and my ideals have never changed."

"There are indeed problems in Ming Dynasty, but they are not fundamental problems."

"It can be corrected."

"Old Four, I know what you want, we can give it to you..."

Speaking of this, Li Dongyang paused briefly.

"But there are conditions, right?"

Zhu Jianjian smiled and said: "Binzhi, what you have in your hands belongs to me. If you return it to me, do you still need to talk?"

Li Dongyang still wants to talk.

Zhu Jianjian waved his hand: "Okay, if you don't want to talk about ideals, but want to talk about interests, that's fine."

"I want the imperial power."

"I want to clean up the officials."

"People, I want to kill!"

"Capital must be controlled by me. I not only have to be at the helm, but I also have to drive the capital."

Li Dongyang slowly put down his tea cup, stood up and saluted Zhu Jianjian to say goodbye.

Talk fell apart.

He didn't drink a sip of tea.

Zhu Jianjian stared at the cup of tea that had lost its heat: "Binzhi, you have changed and I have not."

When Li Dongyang came out of the East Palace, it meant that the talks had broken down.

That night, Liu Jian visited Li Dongyang's home in disguise.

"Binzhi, why do you go toe-to-toe with him?" Liu Jian sighed.

"Xixian, are we on the wrong path?" Li Dongyang felt a little shaken, and capital penetrated into the court. In fact, it started in the 30th year of Jingtai, but the real entry into the court began in the 60th year of Jingtai.

In the past few years, capital has taken full control of the court, and the government orders issued by the court are all beneficial to capital. In the past six years, capital has expanded wildly and disorderly.

It also led to the collapse of local officialdom, and the gradual separation between the court and the local government.

Liu Jian said resolutely: "That's right!"

"This path was developed after more than thirty years of discussion."

"The participants include not only top talents like Yu Qian and Qiu Jun, but also Zhu Ying, Nian Fu, Geng Jiuchou, Han Yong, Xiang Zhong, etc., and countless heroes who have continuously discussed and summarized the path bit by bit."

"There is no wrong way!"

What kind of path the Ming Dynasty should take has been discussed since the 16th year of Jingtai. First it was a small-scale discussion, and then the circle became larger and larger, and gradually expanded to the whole people. Finally, in the 49th year of Jingtai, the current path was determined. the way.

So, this is the right path.

Li Dongyang also felt that he was right: "Ma Futu died as a martyr, and we will eventually die as martyrs for this path. This is our mission."

This is very tragic.

Liu Jian nodded slowly: "However, the prince was also a supporter of this path back then. Why is he like this today?"

"He has changed. He has become an imperial power monster. He just wants to ask for power in the world and forgets his ideals."

Li Dongyang said expressionlessly: "Only when the imperial power is properly dispersed can the Ming Dynasty become better."

"Not everyone is the current Holy King. He dares to delegate power, has no desires, and is dedicated to the good of the Ming Dynasty. He is a benevolent king sent by God to save the Ming Dynasty. Apart from Your Majesty, I don't trust anyone, even the one who once Comrades, I don’t believe it either.”

Liu Jian frowned slightly, and finally let out a long sigh: "Bin Zhi, Ma Futu can be a martyr, and I, Liu Xixian, can do it too. Let future generations comment on the merits and demerits."

(End of this chapter)